Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Portland Timbers
1 – 2
Full Time
St. Louis City
Sun 12 Mar 2023 · 03:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Zac McGraw 3' 1–0
1–1 45+1' Jared Stroud
1–2 75' Kyle Hiebert
Y 29' Jared Stroud
Dario Zuparic 54' Y
Y 65' Miguel Perez
Santiago Moreno 68' Y
Zac McGraw 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City — MLS at Providence Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

2
3
2
Portland Timbers 7 games · Avg 3.4 goals St. Louis City
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 St. Louis City

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar St. Louis City H 1–2 L
04 Mar Los Angeles FC A 2–3 L
28 Feb Sporting Kansas City H 1–0 W
09 Oct Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L
02 Oct Los Angeles FC H 1–2 L
18 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar Portland Timbers A 2–1 W
05 Mar Charlotte FC H 3–1 W
26 Feb Austin FC A 3–2 W

Season Stats

Portland Timbers St. Louis City
#26 Position #19
32 Points 44
27 Played 26
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 12 / 8 / 6
48 Scored 45
51 Conceded 36
-3 GD +9
1.19 PPG 1.69
33% Win % 46%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
12% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). St. Louis City are 19th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Louis City
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/2
31-45
9/3
46-60
8/5
61-75
6/5
76+
6/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A
St. Louis City
Rafael Navarro 13 G 3 A
Simon Becher 8 G 4 A
Marcel Hartel 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Providence Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 3' GOAL! Zac McGraw scores on 3.
  • 8' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Louis City that had 125 games and scored 190 goals.
  • 12' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Evander is hanging Cristhian Paredes on the field on 12 minute.
  • 17' Portland Timbers currently sit 14 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 22' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 27' St. Louis City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 29' The referee calls foul for Jared Stroud. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 39' The travelling St. Louis City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 44' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jared Stroud suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' What a moment for Jared Stroud! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 54' Portland Timbers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 54.
  • 59' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bradley Carnell might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 64' Roman Burki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 524 appearances.
  • 65' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Miguel Perez.
  • 66' Celio Pompeu gets the nod from St. Louis City. He replaces Jared Stroud and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' Santiago Moreno catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 67.
  • 68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Santiago Moreno.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Jaroslaw Niezgoda comes on to replace Evander.
  • 72' Nicholas Gioacchini has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rasmus Alm on 72 minute.
  • 73' Akil Watts is replacing Indiana Vassilev for the St. Louis City side.
  • 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Zac McGraw.
  • 75' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kyle Hiebert makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 80' St. Louis City is showing some good football. However, St. Louis City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Claudio Bravo is replaced by Marvin Loria on 81 minute.
  • 85' The crowd applauds John Nelson as he leaves the pitch. Lucas Bartlett steps in for St. Louis City.
  • 86' Fresh legs for St. Louis City! Lucas Bartlett comes on to replace John Nelson.
  • Full Time. St. Louis City beats Portland Timbers

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

St. Louis City Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.47 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.98 St. Louis City xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers29% Draw25% St. Louis City46%
Actual: St. Louis City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
54%
Draw or St. Louis City
71%
Portland Timbers or St. Louis City
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers23% Draw41% St. Louis City36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
6.2%
1 – 3
5.8%
0 – 1
5.7%
0 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
4.3%
1 – 0
4%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push St. Louis City covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 15% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 20% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 15% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.